Did the Qing Dynasty delay China? Right.
The so-called rich is only three generations, the Qing Dynasty is considered one more generation, it has been bad since Emperor Jiaqing, and when it comes to Emperor Daoguang, it is basically a turning point.
Any dynasty seems to be worse and worse the further it goes, but the Qing Dynasty is more stretched. It is not wrong to say that the Qing Dynasty was an upstart.
From the Guanwai to the Central Plains, to the time of Emperor Qianlong, it reached the peak, and then it was a downhill road. Why is it downhill? I won't go through history, but just say two points:
One is war. Why do you say war? War is actually a whetstone, and many inventions and creations come from foreign wars.
Because war is about winning or losing, and it has to kill people, it has something to do with the country's economy, and because there is a sense of crisis, all kinds of light and heavy firepower and inventions and creations are forced out.
Before Emperor Jiaqing, the Qing Dynasty was still in a state of foreign war, and it was not only possible to see the war, but also to see the progress of the update, such as the application of artillery.
In fact, the Chinese are still very sensitive to new applications when they fight, especially wars, and their brains are very bright, and they know how to play? But once there is no war, the blood of the nation will be hidden and suppressed, and as for new gadgets, they will not be forced.
When he arrived at Emperor Daoguang, it was completely finished. It's not that the economy can't do it, it's not that the country doesn't have money, but the blood is suppressed. During the reign of Daoguang, the reason why the Opium War occurred was also because of the controversy between the main battle faction and the main peace faction.
The main battle faction is represented by Lin Zexu, and the main peace faction is represented by Xu Naiji. Someone may be about to ask, is that not a declaration of war? It's just that he lost.
In fact, Emperor Daoguang was also more hesitant, swaying from side to side, not making up his mind, when the emperor was not determined, the people below were all unable to work, and began to fool, as a result, the Opium War became a turning point in Chinese history, and failure became inevitable.
The second is women. Why mention women. There are many women who listen to politics in Chinese history, and Wu Zetian ran to the front desk.
But Cixi is an exception, she is different from the women of history. The ability is not big, the desire for power is very heavy, to put it bluntly, the strength cannot support the ambition, but you have to occupy this pit.
The result of occupying the pit is that Qing ** has been pressed and beaten, and it is rubbed on the ground. From the current point of view, Cixi is a woman who just wants to live a good life by herself, and her small luck is based on the shame of the entire Chinese nation.
On the whole, because the bloodline was suppressed, and it was women who held real power, the Qing Dynasty was becoming more and more stretched. is compared with its previous dynasty, although the emperors of the Ming Dynasty are not good, there are many wonderful, but helpless temperament, such as Emperor Chongzhen, Li Zicheng attacked Beijing City, he didn't run, he hanged himself, the emperor has the determination to live to death, and the people will see it in their eyes and remember it in their hearts.
Therefore, the crotch pull of the Qing Dynasty was the later emperors, who put the family under the world, not the world, just the other way around, not to pull across, not to drag, not to delay China, to hell.